Albert Ammons - King Of Boogie Woogie [6/20] *

Artist:

Ammons, Albert

UPC:

824046301026

See Also:

Brown, Roy Perkins, Pinetop Boogie Woogie Stomp

Description:

Personnel: Albert Ammons (piano); Jack Cooley (vocals, drums); Ike Perkins, Lonnie Johnson (guitar); Artie Starks (clarinet); Riley Hampton (alto saxophone); Gene Ammons (tenor saxophone); Meade "Lux" Lewis (piano); Armand Jump Jackson, Alvin Burroughs (drums).
Recording information: Chicago, IL (01/06/1939-01/04/1949); New York, NY (01/06/1939-01/04/1949).
If it`s the music you`re after and not some extended liner note essay to accompany the sounds, this double-disc budget comp of the work of stride piano innovator Albert Ammons is a nice bet. There are 37 cuts spread out over the years 1939 -1949 showcasing the great barrelhouse piano boss in the company of Meade "Lux" Lewis, saxophonist Gene Ammons, guitarist Lonnie Johnson, Jump Jackson, and Ike Perkins, to name just a few. Virtually all of the Ammons classics are here, from the four-handed duets with Lewis such as "Twos and Fews," "The Boogie Woogie Stomp," some solo work, like "Deep in the Heart of Texas Boogie," to more band-oriented work such as his read of George Gershwin`s "Oh Lady Be Good," that probably made the poor composer turn green in his grave. The sound is fine for what it is, but the music is a pure joy and a breathtakingly vulgar American blues stomp. ~ Thom Jurek

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Monday Struggle
2. Boogie Woogie
3. Boogie Woogie Blues
4. Boogie Woogie Stomp
5. Chicago in Mind
6. Bass Goin` Crazy
7. Boogie Woogie at the Civic Opera
8. I Don`t Want to See You
9. Swanee River Boogie
10. Clipper, The
11. Ammons Stomp
12. Why I`m Leaving You
13. Tuxedo Boogie
14. Baltimore Breakdown

Album Information

Release Date:

05/01/2006

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Piano

Label:

Acrobat (USA)

Catalog Number:

ADDCD 3010

Original Release Year:

2006

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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